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The [[Kallang River]] (Chinese: 加 冷 河, Pinyin: Jiālěng Hé) flows for 10 kilometres from the Lower Peirce Reservoir to the coast at Nicoll Highway, making it the ''longest river in [[Singapore]]''. The river mouth was traditionally at Kallang Basin, although extensive land reclamation around the area meant the river only flows into the open sea via the Marina Channel between Marina Centre and Marina East.
The '''Kallang River''' (Chinese: 加冷河, Pinyin: Jiālěng Hé) flows for 10 kilometres from the Lower Peirce Reservoir to the coast at Nicoll Highway, making it the longest river in Singapore. The river mouth was traditionally at Kallang Basin, although extensive land reclamation around the area meant the river only flows into the open sea via the Marina Channel between Marina Centre and Marina East.<br>
==History==
In pre-colonial times, the original inhabitants of Singapore, the aboriginal ''biduanda orang kallang'', lived in the [[swamp]]s at the mouth of the Kallang River, and fished from their boats, seldom venturing out into the open sea. At the time when [[Sir Stamford Raffles]] landed in Singapore in 1819, half of the [[population]] of 1,000 were ''orang kallang''.


Kallang River is the place, too, where in the early days the [[Bugis]] [[merchant|trader]]s from [[Sulawesi]] (Celebes) unloaded their [[cargo]]es of [[spices]] and [[tortoise shell]]s, [[gold]] dust and [[slavery|slave]]s from their ''[[palari]]'' or their ''[[leteh-leteh]]''. These [[sailing boat]]s were a common sight off the sea front even up to the 1960s.
==External links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallang_River Wikipedia article]


Today, this long, winding river has little or no [[industry]] except for a short distance, although a new [[industrial estate]] at [[Kallang Basin]], near Kallang Bahru, has been built.
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==Future development==
Kallang River is now transformed into part of the [[water catchment]] area for the [[Marina Reservoir]]. A new [[dam]], the [[Marina Barrage]], was built at the mouth of the Marina Channel at [[Marina South]]. With the completion of the [[Marina Barrage]] in 2008, the entire region comprising the [[river basin|basins]] of the [[Singapore River]], [[Rochor River]], [[Geylang River]] and Kallang River will be transformed into a water catchment area.
 
In April 2006, the [[Government of Singapore|Singapore government]] announced plans to give a 200-metre stretch of the Kallang River at [[Kolam Ayer]] a [[S$]]2.5 million facelift.
 
The "demonstration project" by the [[National Parks Board]] (NParks) and the [[Public Utilities Board]] (PUB) is part of the ''Active, Beautiful and Clean Waters Programme'' to transform rivers and [[reservoir (water)|reservoirs]] into vibrant community hubs, and to get [[Singaporean]]s to cherish and take care of their waterways. NParks and the PUB reviewed some of the world's best rivers such as the [[Charles River]] in the [[United States]] and the [[Cheonggye Stream]] in [[Seoul]] to draw inspiration and learn best practices.
 
By August 2007, the [[Kolam Ayer]] stretch of the river will be transformed to include more [[greenery]], floating decks, pathways and [[boardwalk]]s for [[recreation]]al activities. A [[water wheel]] will be introduced as the centrepiece of the project. The [[water level]] will be kept at a constant level &mdash; 3 metres deep &mdash; making activities such as [[kayak]]ing and [[dragon boat]]ing possible.
 
==Trivia==
In June 2005, the body parts of [[murder]] victim [[Liu Hong Mei]] were found near the [[Confluence (geography)|confluence]] between the river and its tributary, the [[Rochor River]].
 
==References==
*Norman Edwards, Peter Keys (1996), ''Singapore - A Guide to Buildings, Streets, Places'', Times Books International, ISBN 9971-65-231-5
*[http://www.todayonline.com Today], ''Making a splash with $2.5m'', 17 April 2006
 
[[Category:Rivers of Singapore]]
[[Category:Bishan]]
[[Category:Central Water Catchment]]
[[Category:Kallang]]
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Latest revision as of 14:14, 28 March 2019

The Kallang River (Chinese: 加冷河, Pinyin: Jiālěng Hé) flows for 10 kilometres from the Lower Peirce Reservoir to the coast at Nicoll Highway, making it the longest river in Singapore. The river mouth was traditionally at Kallang Basin, although extensive land reclamation around the area meant the river only flows into the open sea via the Marina Channel between Marina Centre and Marina East.

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